Down market shrinking capacity: OTA survey

TORONTO -- There are major changes afoot in trucking that include the volume, mix, trajectory and type of freight

CarriersEdge updates training regime with enhanced programs

MARKHAM, Ont. -- CarriersEdge is set to provide a couple of new offerings to bolster driver online training.

ATA touts speed limiters, gov’t oversight to improve safety

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Mandatory speed limiters, uniform driver testing standards, and red light cameras are just a few suggestions being made by the American Trucking Associations to reduce highway fatalities and improve truck safety in the U.S.

Keep your ears on, Ontario

TORONTO -- CB radios, as long as they're hard wired, will not be banned under Ontario's proposed cell phone laws.

BREAKING NEWS: PQ, ON target Jan. 1 for start of speed limiter rule

TORONTO -- After years of planning and debate, 2009 will be known as the year of the truck speed limiter in Canada. Todaystrucking.com has learned that the province of Quebec has finalized its speed limiter rule and will have it take effect on New Year's Day.

B.C. exploring all resources to improve forest road safety

RICHMOND, B.C. -- As traffic increased on B.C.'s forest roads over the years, so have the problems.

Male Pattern Boldness: There are patterns to cargo theft

WARREN, N.J. -- If a guy's going to swipe stuff from your truck or trailer, chances are it's going to be on a weekend. And it's probably going to happen at a truckstop or rest area.

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OOIDA blasts PQ Minister for reneging on speed limiters; promises to sue

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. - Quebec's Transport Minister Julie Boulet has backed out of a promise to hold off on mandatory speed limiters until other Canadian jurisdictions jump on board the bandwagon, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is complaining.

Good going for column, Brian

KINGSTON, Ont. -- Today's Trucking's safety columnist Brian Botham has won a prestigious award and he has been recognized as one of the best driver-safety experts in the country.

Answers sought in freak Toronto truck tragedy

TORONTO -- Police still don't know what caused steel and copper-loaded trailer to fly off an overpass, killing the driver in a passenger car below, but they don't think there was anything mechanically wrong with the equipment.

Winter weight watching underway in Sask

REGINA -- While some highways won't be affected by the Winter Weight Season until Dec. 1, other regions of Saskatchewan will be observing new weights this weekend.

Brake blitz nabs more OOS truck than last year

WASHINGTON -- A slightly higher rate of out-of-service brake problems on North American highways was reported by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and its on-road enforcement partners in the U.S. and Canada.

Road crash victims remembered

OTTAWA -- November has long been a month of remembrance and this year will mark the first time a day has been set aside nationally for the memory of road crash victims.

Ontario speed limiter law on the books; Jan. 1 start date

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- It's official. The Ontario government has published rules requiring all commercial trucks operating in the province, regardless of where the vehicle is base-plated, to set engine speeds no higher than 105 km/h or 65 mph.